Yonkers soccer player Chris Cruz suspended 16 games for allegedly shoving official

5:57 PM,
Oct. 3, 2013

Written by

Vincent Z. Mercogliano

Yonkers High School boys soccer player Chris Cruz was suspended Thursday for 16 games by Section 1 for allegedly shoving an official during a 3-2 overtime loss to Scarsdale's B team last month at Fleming Field.

Cruz, a senior midfielder, was issued the suspension by a committee made up of area athletic directors and principals. A hearing in which lawyers were present for Section 1 and the Yonkers school district was held Monday.

"This is an unfortunate situation," Section 1 executive director Jen Simmons said in a statement to The Journal News. "The committee charged to review this situation ...